~ Under the Radar ~

"The Stand"
A Cape Fur Seal barks at me, showing his annoyance at my presence in his domain.

"Submerge"
Oceanic Black Tip breaks the surface to then drop down below again in an attempt to feed on some fish close to the surface.
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Playful Tiger Shark on Aliwal Shoal - South Africa
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~ Float like a Butterfly Sting like a Bee ~

~ Heading Back Home ~

~ Electric Blue ~
In celebration and support of Earth hour. The Milky Way and a bio-luminescent ocean...what more light do you need for a perfect evening.

~ Digging In ~

~ Stick with Me ~

~ Black Hole ~

~ Pollen ~

~ Pinching Bubble Wrap ~

Natural light at the Aliwal Shoal. Great visibility (around 10 meters), but it's a one shoot picture, because of the huge current that day

Blue and yellow and...

~ Midnight Snack ~

Oceanic Black Tip backlight

~ Colourful Alien ~

~ Tubular Bells ~

~ Switched On ~

~ Candle Light ~
#Worldwildlifeday

Two Clown triggerfish getting a bit territorial and chasing past a surprised surgeonfish.

Painted face
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I was recovering from a shooting a whip coral goby in a strenuous position when I saw this interaction just a bit above me. The Angelfish kept returning even when the wrasse was nipping it a bit painfully from time to time.

A golden Nembrotha, Nembrotha aurea on Hotspots reef.

Two Yellow (Cubic) boxfish swimming in almost a mirror image in a pocket on Rooneys, Sodwana
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Nosestripe anemonefish or skunk clownfish

I love the way that light changes the scene underwater from a drab blue grey to these contrasting bright colours. Horseshoe Hawkfish in coral